Rigveda Samhita — Mandala 8 — Chapter 80
RV 8 80.1
नह्य् अ१न्यम् बऴाकरम् मर्डितारꣳ शतक्रतो । त्वꣳ न इन्द्र मृऴय
nahy a1nyam baḻākaram marḍitāraṁ śatakrato | tvaṁ na indra mṛḻaya
For (I know) truly no other maker of strength, no one who shows mercy, O thou of a hundred powers; do thou, Indra, be gracious to us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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O Ṣatakratu! truly I have made none else my Comforter. Indra; be gracious unto us.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
RV 8 80.2
यो नः शश्वत् पुराविथामृध्रो वाजसातये । स त्वꣳ न इन्द्र मृऴय
yo naḥ śaśvat purāvithāmṛdhro vājasātaye | sa tvaṁ na indra mṛḻaya
Thou who hast always helped us before, unfailing, for the winning of the prize — do thou, Indra, be gracious to us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
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Thou who hast ever aided us kindly of old to win the spoil, As such, O Indra, favour us.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
RV 8 80.3
किम् अङ्ग रध्रचोदनः सुन्वानस्यावितेद् असि । कुवित् स्व् इन्द्र णः शकः
kim aṅga radhracodanaḥ sunvānasyāvited asi | kuvit sv indra ṇaḥ śakaḥ
What then? Art thou not, as urger of the weak, the helper of him who presses (Soma)? Surely, Indra, thou wilt have power for us.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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What now? As prompter of the poor thou helpest him who sheds the juice. Wilt thou not, Indra, strengthen us?
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
RV 8 80.4
इन्द्र प्र णो रथम् अव पश्चाच् चित् सन्तम् अद्रिवः । पुरस्ताद् एनम् मे कृधि
indra pra ṇo ratham ava paścāc cit santam adrivaḥ | purastād enam me kṛdhi
Indra, help our chariot forward, even though it is behind, O wielder of the stone; put it in front for me.
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O Indra, help our chariot on, yea, Thunderer, though it lag behind: Give this my car the foremost place.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
RV 8 80.5
हन्तो नु किम् आससे प्रथमꣳ नो रथꣳ कृधि । उपमꣳ वाजयु श्रवः
hanto nu kim āsase prathamaṁ no rathaṁ kṛdhi | upamaṁ vājayu śravaḥ
Come now, why dost thou sit (idle)? Make our chariot first; (make) the prize-seeking fame the highest.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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Ho there! why sittest thou at case? Make thou my chariot to be first And bring the fame of victory near.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
RV 8 80.6
अवा नो वाजयुꣳ रथꣳ सुकरꣳ ते किम् इत् परि । अस्मान् सु जिग्युषस् कृधि
avā no vājayuṁ rathaṁ sukaraṁ te kim it pari | asmān su jigyuṣas kṛdhi
Help our prize-seeking chariot — what at all is hard for you? Make us thoroughly victorious.
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Assist our car that seeks the prize. What can be easier for thee? So make thou us victorious.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
RV 8 80.7
इन्द्र दृह्यस्व पूर् असि भद्रा त एति निष्कृतम् । इयꣳ धीर् ऋत्वियावती
indra dṛhyasva pūr asi bhadrā ta eti niṣkṛtam | iyaṁ dhīr ṛtviyāvatī
Indra, stand firm — you are a stronghold; your auspicious (gift) goes to the appointed place; this insight (of ours) comes at the right season.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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Indra, be firm: a fort art thou. To thine appointed place proceeds The auspicious hymn in season due.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
RV 8 80.8
मा सीम् अवद्य आ भाग् उर्वी काष्ठा हितꣳ धनम् । अपावृक्ता अरत्नयः
mā sīm avadya ā bhāg urvī kāṣṭhā hitaṁ dhanam | apāvṛktā aratnayaḥ
Let no disgrace have a share in it; wide is the racecourse, the prize is set down; the forearms are freed.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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Let not our portion be disgrace. Broad is the course, the prize is set, The barriers are opened wide.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
RV 8 80.9
तुरीयꣳ नाम यज्ञियꣳ यदा करस् तद् उश्मसि । आद् इत् पतिर् न ओहसे
turīyaṁ nāma yajñiyaṁ yadā karas tad uśmasi | ād it patir na ohase
The fourth, sacrificial name — when you make it, that is what we desire; only then are you reckoned as lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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This thing we wish. that thou mayst take thy fourth, thy sacrificial name. So art thou held to be our Lord.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)
RV 8 80.10
अवीवृधद् वो अमृता अमन्दीद् एकद्यूर् देवा उत याश् च देवीः । तस्मा उ राधः कृणुत प्रशस्तम् प्रातर् मक्षू धियावसुर् जगम्यात्
avīvṛdhad vo amṛtā amandīd ekadyūr devā uta yāś ca devīḥ | tasmā u rādhaḥ kṛṇuta praśastam prātar makṣū dhiyāvasur jagamyāt
He has strengthened you, O immortals, he has gladdened (you), O gods of a single day, and you goddesses too; for him make bounty that is renowned. Early, swiftly, may he who is rich through insight come.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
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Ekadyû hath exalted you, Immortals: both Goddesses and Gods hath he delighted. Bestow upon him bounty meet for praises. May he, enriched with prayer, come soon and early.
— tr. Ralph T.H. Griffith (1896)